The Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Cable (DTC) provided no...
The Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Cable (DTC) provided no evidence that the data Charter submitted to the FCC in its quest to be let out of local rate regulation in five towns in the state was misleading, Charter said…
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in a filing with the Media Bureau (http://bit.ly/XUAIjl). The DTC had complained that subscriber data Charter submitted may have counted residences that are excluded from the Census Bureau’s tally of occupied homes in the area, thereby giving the impression that competing providers serve a higher percentage of the market. “The DTC, however, conspicuously fails to provide any community specific evidence to overcome Charter’s prima facie showing of effective competition,” Charter said. Furthermore, Charter submitted a declaration from the Executive Director of the Satellite Broadcasting Communications Association saying the figures it provided Charter do not include such “commercial” accounts that the DTC had concerns about.